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Each week, we present a surveying problem for you to solve
from the third edition of “Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by
Jan Van Sickle, PLS (formerly "1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals
Problems"), some jokes, trivia or other amusing items and a cool link to
brighten your day. If you have a joke or link you would like to share, please
submit it to sowal@bnpmedia.com.

Joke of the Week: Pick a Starting Salary

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources
Person asked the young MBA fresh out of MIT, "And what starting salary
were you looking for?"

The candidate said, "In the neighborhood of
$125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

The HR Person said, "Well, what would you say
to a package of 5-weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental,
company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased
every 2 years - say, a red Corvette?"

Problem of the Week: Surveying Astronomy Problems

The orbit of the earth around the sun follows a path that quite closely resembles the shape of what geometric figure defined in Kepler's law of planetary motion?

(A) cycloid

(B) hyperbolic paraboloid

(C) cardioid

(D) ellipse

This is problem 28 (4-3) from the NEW third edition of
“Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by Jan Van Sickle, PLS
(formerly "1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems"). Reprinted
with permission from “Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams” by Jan
Van Sickle, PLS (2008 Professional Publications Inc.). For details on this and
other FLS exam-prep books, call 800/426-1178 or visit www.ppi2pass.com.

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